Fine Large Original 19thC French Oil Painting Portrait of a Belle Epoque Beauty

This is a large fine original 19. Century oil on canvas of. Draped in white chiffon and a red shawl by the eminent French portrait painter.

Époque oil painting is signed by the artist is presented in a beautiful Louis XV style swept giltwood frame. As with all of the original antique oil paintings we sell it is offered in the very finest condition it can be for its age having just been professionally cleaned, restored and re-varnished.

Henri Rondel studied under Jean-Léon Gérome and became famous for his sensual portraits of beautiful young fin de siècle Parisienne. Rondel exhibited at the Salon in Paris and at the 1900 Exposition Universelle. In 1897 he was made a Chevalier of the Legion dHonneur. (framed) 92cm x 80cm (36 x 31½). (canvas only) 72cm x 60cm (28 x 23½).

Previously in the collection of John F. With James Connell circa 1900. Thence in pivate UK collection. Fine new Louis XV style swept frame. All of the new frames we commission are especially made for us to order by one of the UKs finest period frame makers.

Newly professionally cleaned, restored and re-varnished. We do not sell dirty, damaged or unframed works of art. The oil paintings well sell are where necessary cleaned and restored by John Malcolm of Fine Art Restorations est. 1974, a third-generation picture restorer with 40 years experience.

Great care and much time is taken over the safe transportation of the paintings we sell. No second-hand bubble-wrap and reused cardboards boxes here! Before leaving us, each painting takes us approximately 2 to 3 hours to properly i. Safely and securely package for transport; whether for a journey or 30 miles or 3000. Every painting is first wrapped in acid free paper and then the entire frame is enveloped in deep, dense foam U cushioning.

This is then covered in numerous layers of AirCap bubble wrap, which is the best and safest product of its type on the market. The entire package is then bound in black shrink wrap (as used by airline companies) and a final later of waterproof cloth tape is applied to all corners, ends and edges. How will you get your painting?

UK clients are also most welcome to collect from us in South Buckinghamshire. We are very aware that not all of our clients are in a position to pay the entire sale price upfront. Paintings will be dispatched to clients only once the total balance has been paid in full. At Fireside Fine Art we specialise in 19th century British and European oil paintings.

We deal only in oil paintings; no prints of any kind. We believe everyone should own at least one beautiful piece of original artwork. Clients should always bear in mind that the vast majority of paintings we deal in are antiques - works over 100 years old and frequently much older and will therefore invariably retain some evidence of aging, historical damage and repair. During its lifetime a 150-year old oil painting may well have been exposed to extremes of heat or cold, intrusion of water, bumps, cuts and natural age-related deterioration, all of which require restoration.

Its ironic that 99.9% of the worlds fine art is owned by the wealthiest 0.01% of the population when so many of the artists who created it lived and died in relative poverty. The fact is that the art world, especially in times of global recession, thrives on inequality.

But whilst the possibility of purchasing works by Leighton, Holman Hunt, Constable, and Turner is always going to be the preserve of the super-rich, it has never been a better time to invest in works by their contemporaries. The item "Fine Large Original 19thC French Oil Painting Portrait of a Belle Epoque Beauty" is in sale since Wednesday, May 16, 2018. This item is in the category "Art\Paintings". The seller is "firesidefineart" and is located in Gerrards Cross.